Open AccessGenicular Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Siddharth A. Padia,
Scott Genshaft,
Gideon Blumstein,
Adam N. Plotnik,
Hyun J Kim,
Stephanie J Gilbert,
Kara Lauko,
Alexandra I. Stavrakis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00085
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , womac , surgery , visual analogue scale , adverse effect , embolization , knee pain , alternative medicine , pathology
Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a novel therapy to treat patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) by reducing synovial arterial hypervascularity. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of GAE for the treatment of symptomatic knee OA.